Method of Providing Crime-Related Safety Information to a User of a Personal Navigation Device and Related Device

a technology of personal navigation and safety information, applied in the field of personal navigation devices, can solve the problems of loss of valuables, injury to the user's person, and loss of pnd, and achieve the effect of mentioning other important or valuable personal effects, and reducing the risk of injury

Active Publication Date: 2011-07-14
MITAC INT CORP
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While the PND provides directions and information about POIs, the user may walk, drive, or park in an unsafe location unknowingly, potentially leading to loss of valuables, or injury to their person.
If the user parks in an area with frequent break-ins, the PND may even be lost, not to mention other important or valuable personal effects.

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Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a diagram of a personal navigation device (PND) 100 and a safety data server 110 according to an embodiment. The PND 100 may establish a network connection with the safety data server 110 through a data network 120 for obtaining safety information from the safety data server 110 according to current location of the PND 100. The safety data server 110 may store information about specific safety-related events, e.g. break-ins, thefts, and muggings, or information about general safety trends for the current location of the PND 100. The safety information stored in the safety data server 110 may be correlated with a predetermined geographical range corresponding to the current location. The safety data server 110 may be connected with a police station server, so as to keep the safety data updated. Through a particular relationship (contract), the police station server may release specific information, such as crime location, crime type, crime damages, an...

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To alert a user of dangerous driving or parking conditions, a personal navigation device for providing a safety notification includes a positioning device for determining position of the personal navigation device, a networking device for receiving safety information corresponding to the position from a safety data server, a display for displaying a user interface and a map, and a processor. The processor generates a query comprising the position, controls the networking device to send the query to the safety data server, parses the safety information received from the safety data server, and modifies the user interface displayed by the display based on the safety information.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to personal navigation devices, and more particularly, to a method of providing crime-related safety information to a user of a personal navigation device and related device.2. Description of the Prior ArtPersonal navigation devices (PNDs) utilize navigation satellite signals to determine their immediate location at any point on the Earth with satellite coverage. When location information is further combined with street maps, navigation is possible, such that, even if a user were to deviate from their planned route, the PND could use the immediate location to find the user's current location on the street map, and rechart a course to navigate safely to the user's intended destination.As the PNDs become more developed, many additional features are included, such as color displays, voice prompts, and point of interest (POI) locators. These advances are brought about by improvements in liquid crystal disp...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G08B23/00G01C21/00
CPCG08B27/006G01C21/3697
Inventor MORLEY, SIMON DEAN
Owner MITAC INT CORP
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